Former Arsenal, Sevilla and Spain forward Jose Antonio Reyes has died following a car accident.

The news was confirmed on Twitter by his boyhood club Sevilla, for whom Reyes played nearly 250 games.

The 35-year-old was with Extremadura in Spain’s second division, and played his most recent match just two weeks ago.

Reyes had two spells with Sevilla, who said: “We couldn’t be confirming worse news. Beloved Sevilla star Jose Antonio Reyes has died in a traffic collision. Rest in peace.”

Everyone at Arsenal is devastated by the shocking news that our former player Jose Antonio Reyes has died in a traffic collision in Spain.

Jose Antonio Reyes: 1983-2019

Rest in peace, Jose pic.twitter.com/AT6rLFutvI

— Arsenal (@Arsenal) June 1, 2019

The Spanish FA released a statement, reading: “Spanish football, the Royal Spanish Football Federation and all those who are part of the Spanish national football team lament the death of the international player with Spain Jose Antonio Reyes.”

Reyes joined Arsenal from Sevilla in January 2004 and was part of the side that went unbeaten during the 2003/04 Premier League season on their way to winning the title. He also won the FA Cup with the Gunners.

Reyes then moved to Real Madrid on loan in 2006, where he won a La Liga title, before moving to their city rivals Atletico Madrid in 2007.

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He won two Europa League titles with Atletico before returning to Sevilla, where he won three more Europa Leagues.

Reyes also spent time with Benfica, Espanyol, Cordoba and Chinese side Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard before joining Extremadura in January.

He also won 22 caps for Spain, scoring four goals for his country.

source: skysports

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Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hattrick against former world champions Spain in what was an enthralling encounter on the world cup group stage. The game had everything. It was entertaining and exciting from start to finish but the night belonged to one man and that was Cristiano.

The Real Madrid forward who has been compared on many occasions to his Argentine rival Messi, tonight made sure that argument would go on even further after a masterclass in his opening game.

Personally I am not a fan of such arguments, choosing rather to enjoy and savour such amazing talents on display. But on Friday night I found myself jumping and shouting to the briliance of Cristiano Ronaldo.



He wasn’t the best player on the pitch mind you, but he did what he can do best and that is score score score. On three occasions. The argument will still reign on into the deep Russian night but there is no doubt that we just witnessed something special from a player who keeps on cementing his place as a true behemoth of the modern game of football.

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